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This chapter explores the Alliance for the Advancement of Florida’s Academic Women in Chemistry and Engineering (AAFAWCE)’s collaborative interdisciplinary approach to learning about the isolation issues that impact the academic women participating in its ADVANCE-PAID activities, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF, n.d.).
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Smith, C.A.S. (2014). Assessing Academic STEM Women’s Sense of Isolation in the Workplace. In: Gilmer, P.J., Tansel, B., Miller, M.H. (eds) Alliances for Advancing Academic Women. Bold Visions in Educational Research. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-604-2_5
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